DIY wedding dreams - Hannah & Hugo

An absolutely beautiful day in the garden of Hugo’s family. They got married outside the font of the property and had a marque up on the grass for the wedding breakfast.

I love these private ‘stay at home’ weddings as they are so personal, full of love and joy of being near to the place that means the most to the couple. After the ceremony we wandered around the fields and woods near the property, along paths that Hannah and Hugo walk regularly.

It was wonderful to hear stories of their time in the house, planning the wedding, and their day to day lives in a place they adore.

And what is even better is they have made more memories in a special place. This is just a small collection in a random order which I believe captures the day. Enjoy!

Sunset Engagement Photo Shoot @ Southerndown

Can’t believe I haven’t shown this fabulous shoot off until now…

Lauren and Levi had to move their wedding from 2020 (thanks covid) and then from 2021 (restrictions still causing issues) so they settled on 2023. I will be sharing their wedding soon, but for now have their pre shoot. Because we added an extra 2 years to wait, it meant more planning could be done!!

We timed the sunset perfectly and walked around the beach and fields.

This shoot was definitely worth the wait. <3

The Priory Wedding - Siobhan & Russel

Siobhan & Russel were a last minute wedding booking in 2021. On my birthday, 20th August!

Their original plans squashed by covid restrictions, they changed up their day and got married in Newport registry office (outside) and then an evening party do in The Priory in Newport. They had a handful of people for the ceremony and wedding breakfast, then they took over the outside space for the night, as guests kept appearing throughout the evening.

From changing into a second dress, matching louboutin shoes, sneaking in chocolate digestives, and pizza! It couldn’t be more perfect.

All the tiny details were thought through despite the last minute change up of plans and it was relaxed, fun and full of energy!

The Bear Hotel Cowbridge Wedding - Beckie & Aaron

Another day, another wedding at The Bear Hotel in Cowbridge South Wales! I live down the road so it is always amazing just being able to walk to work! Beckie & Aaron booked me YEARS ago so it was amazing to actually go ahead and finally capture their day! Working along side some amazing vendors (and must mention Beckie & Aaron’s fabulous friends and family!) made the day a complete blast!

Treberfydd House Wedding - Jusyna & Callum

Had the honor of capturing Jusyna & Callum’s beautifully personal day at Treberfydd House in the Brecon Beacons in autumn 2021.

They honestly made me feel like a part of the family, being a day with their only their closest people. It was relaxed and fun. They also had the best weather with the most amazing sunset!

Alexandra Gardens Cardiff Pre Shoot with Rose & Gareth

I always get asked what happens during the pre wedding photo shoots, so I try to share them as much as I can!

Here is a shoot I did in the summer of 2021 with these two love birds! We had a lovely walk around the gardens behind City Hall and Cardiff Museum.

It involved a lot of laughing, joking around and hugs <3 I try to keep it fun and natural.

Lanelay Hall Wedding - Laura & Alex

Laura & Alex got married during the heatwave in Wales over the summer. Not that they planned it, but they appreciated the dip in the outdoor pool at the end of the day (which took little convincing!)

Their wedding day was an explosion of colour! From flowers to the cake, there were colours everywhere.

Laughing and smiling at every moment, even when the best man dropped the ring a the church, they were both a joy and honour to work with! I hope you enjoy these as much as I enjoyed capturing them.

Brinsop Court Estate with Cassy & Chris

Cassy & Chris managed to plan an absolutely beautiful day just before the winter lockdown 2020!

Getting hitched at The Priory and then moving into their reception at Brinsop Court Estate! Using Christmas decorations to help make a stunning setting. The weather and the sunset was on their side for their photos around the grounds!

Enjoy my highlight and favourites from the day.

Hensol Castle Micro Wedding - Bryony & Steve

This was my first micro wedding where the bride and groom moved the date very last minute! The weather ended up being better than the original date! The best part was seeing the absolute love the father of the bride had for his daughters. An absolute honour to capture this amazing family!

Nirosha & Dafydd London Lockdown Wedding

The clue is in the title!

I drove to London to capture the beautifully creative day of Nirosha and Dafydd! We met when I did their engagement photo shoot in around Caerphilly castle over a year ago (which involved many outfit changes and different coloured balloons!)

They got married in Temple Church and we had free reign of inner temple for photos and then to middle temple for a picnic and more photos! Also manged to capture a wonderful sunset on the Victoria Embankment over the Thames.

Here is a collection of my favourites from the day! Completely in love with this set <3

Sophie & Daniel - A lockdown wedding of dreams!

Sophie & Daniel hired me for a half day wedding from the beginning. Then with covid happened, getting in the way, they moved it forward by two months. As not much would change, they went ahead with their stunning day!

It was relaxed, full of happiness and joy! I wasn’t in the church for the ceremony as I wasn’t part of the numbers allowed at the time. It made me sad, but tried to make up for it with the family gatherings outside.

Here is a basic run through of what went down outside the church. Then we did their private photos inside Coity Castle, Bridgend.

Llanerch Vineyard Wedding - Emily & Jake

Here’s the teaser selection of the glorious day of Emily & Jake! Very difficult to choose which ones to share out of the whole album!

The most beautiful flowers (From best buds), the best M&S Caterpillar wedding cake, live band to die for, and somehow convinced the entire marque of guests to leave for sparklers at the end of the evening!

Enjoy!

The beautiful Nicole & Sebastyan

No words are needed for this fantastic pre wedding photo shoot with these beautiful humans.

I gave them far too many images to choose from, but these are some of my favourites

Portraits with friends

I’m a very lucky lady to have so many beautiful friends!

Kate is one of those wonderful friends!

We met when she photographed my own wedding back in 2012 (almost been married 8 years…phew!)

We were both needing new updated head shots for each others businesses, and both being photographers, it made sense that we went out and photographed each other. (expect to see photos of me popping up around the website and social media very soon!)

Here are a collection of my favourite photos from our little afternoon adventure around Barry in Wales.

She’s pretty huh?

Summer Sunset Photo Shoot with Emily & Jake

Carrying on with the importance of pre wedding photo shoots, and practising for your big day! We were so lucky with this absolutely fabulous sunset down Southerndown Beach.

Getting Emily and Jake warmed up for their wedding last year and they smiled through this entire photo shoot and their wedding. The pre shoots are also good for me so I can see what you are like in front of the camera and I know what I’m working with ready for your special day.

Every pre shoot is different and I go with the flow on how comfortable you both are.

But guaranteed you’ll get beautiful images at the end!

That sunset though! dam…

Autumnal Photo Shoot with Alex & Tom

When you book a full day wedding with me, I include a pre-wedding photo shoot. These are so so SO important!

I get to see what you guys are like in front of the camera and you get to see what I’m like behind the camera. I call it a “training day for your wedding day”! You get used to me, become more comfortable with me, and if you have never had professional photos done before, it helps!

Also having someone take photos of you as you go around on a dog walk can be REALLY weird and I want to make it feel completely normal to you.

I want you to smile, laugh, have fun and pose your butt off! We go wherever you want to go, bring the kids or the doggies and lets get you some beautiful photos!

Alex & Tom rocked their pre-wedding photo shoot! They asked if I could simply join them on a dog walk. As their wedding was all about their fluffy babies, it made sense! It was a drizzly horrible day, but nothing we didn’t mind tromping through. I was advised by Alex to wear wellies…

And what a location! The walk had no name (that we knew of…) and was hidden away from everyone. As we walked deeper and deeper into this magical forest, it opened up into a mass of orange and reds! It was outstanding and I think the photos show it.

If you’re a fan of autumn, then these are the pictures for you.

Tom & Lowri's Wedding at Llanerch Vineyard

July 2019 was a very hot month, and this particular wedding day was no exception.

Reaching highs of 31 degrees, the hottest wedding I’ve done yet! But Tom & Lowri breezed through the day!

Here is a favourite collection from the beautiful day. Celebrating with their two lovely babies, friends and family, they were all a joy to be around.

I loved photographing all the little details at this Welsh wedding. Along with the stunning vineyard setting, they have a woodland walk and a pond to take the bride & groom. The sunset is always perfect amongst the vines and the gorgeously decorated marquee completes the whole album.

A perfect day! I’m glad the cake didn’t melt….